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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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